House Bill 1958 proposes $2.5 billion loan paid by tolls Thursday, April 10, 2025 Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today Are $10 each way tolls coming to the I-5 Interstate Bridge? A proposed substitute bill offered by Rep. Jake Fey (Democrat, Tacoma) would allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to bond (borrow) $2.5...
I-5 bridge tolling is expected to bring in $1.1-1.6 billion, and the original legislation would’ve authorized up to $1.6 billion in debt. Now? Up to $2.5 billion. Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: April 17, 2025 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The start of tolling for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project is only about a year away, and the Washington legislature...
Threatening texts on unpaid tolls Mar 13, 2025 BY CHRIS SULLIVAN KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter How many bogus and threatening texts have you received in the last week over unpaid tolls? I know I have had at least three, and the scammers appear to be getting better. At first, the texts had actual dollar amounts that...
Drivers could be paying 16 times more each year to cross the Columbia River on I-5 Thursday, October 24, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley For Clark County Today The average Washington state citizen pays $146.40 a year in Washington state gas taxes according to one report. Under the possible tolling scenarios under discussion by...
Be on the lookout for WA toll scam. Here are latest recommendations By Daniel Schrager, The Bellingham Herald Published: October 24, 2024 If you’ve checked the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Good To Go! website lately, you might’ve noticed a scam alert related to the toll payment system. Or you may have received a fake...
Raising the maximum tolls to $18 is in play Oct 8, 2024 — MyNorthwest BY CHRIS SULLIVAN, KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter The maximum tolls on Interstate 405 (I-405) and State Route 167 (SR 167) went up to $15 earlier this year, but it’s likely that rate will be going up again next year. Washington’s tolling system...
Freight haulers could pay up to four times that amount in ‘pre-completion’ tolling John Ley for Clark County Today A subcommittee of Washington and Oregon Transportation Commissions met to discuss tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge. Tolling would begin “pre completion” of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, with further escalation of toll prices once the...
While the rules are primarily aimed at the Interstate Bridge, both the current and the new, they could be made to apply anywhere else in the state. Author: Pat Dooris — KGW News Published: September 4, 2024 SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation put out proposed rules Monday that would shape the future...
Tolls could be three times the amount originally borrowed Thursday, May 2, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley for Clark County Today Paying off a transportation credit card with tolling is expensive. Washington state’s experience with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (TNB) is on track to spend nearly three times the amount originally borrowed. Tolling...
Polls show virtually no one wants Portland freeways tolled By Cam Gilmour Mar 20, 2024 Portland Tribune In a March 11 letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission, Gov. Tina Kotek stated the “state’s path toward implementing tolling in the Portland area is uncertain, at best. Therefore, I believe it is time to bring the agency’s work...
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